Beacon Hill Community SchoolSolway Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wigton.
Summary of the comparison
Beacon Hill Community School and Solway Community School are secondary schools in Wigton.
Beacon Hill Community School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Solway Community School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Solway Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Beacon Hill Community School was judged the expected standard and Solway Community School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 28.8 for Beacon Hill Community School and 35.0 for Solway Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beacon Hill Community School (33.7 in 2021-22, 28.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Solway Community School (37.8 in 2021-22, 35.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WigtonBeacon Hill Community School | WigtonSolway Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F33/100 | F37/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 19 in Cumberland | 16th of 19 in Cumberland Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 137 | 146 | |
| Capacity | 350 | 295 | |
| Location | Wigton, CA7 3EZ | Wigton, CA7 4DD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 28.8 | 35.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 13.3% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 30.0% | 50.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.7% | 37.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.52 | 3.17 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 30 | 24 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 137 | 146 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.2% | 34.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 32.9% | 34.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.6% | 5.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beacon Hill Community School
Solway Community School
Full profiles: Beacon Hill Community School · Solway Community School